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Apricot vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between apricots and pecan

  • Apricots have more vitamin A, while pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, iron, and magnesium.
  • Pecan covers your daily need for manganese, 192% more than apricots.
  • Apricots contain 23 times more vitamin A than pecan. While apricots contain 1279IU of vitamin A, pecan contains only 56IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in apricots is lower.
  • Pecan has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pecan is 10, while the glycemic index of apricots is 34.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Apricots, raw and Nuts, pecans.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Pecan
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +438.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +548.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1438.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2165%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1104.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5744.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3700%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Pecan
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +809.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +259.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +288.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +1346.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~3.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Pecan DV% diff.
Manganese 0.077mg 4.5mg 192%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 21.614g 144%
Copper 0.078mg 1.2mg 125%
Fats 0.39g 71.97g 110%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 40.801g 102%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.66mg 53%
Zinc 0.2mg 4.53mg 39%
Phosphorus 23mg 277mg 36%
Calories 48kcal 691kcal 32%
Fiber 2g 9.6g 30%
Saturated fat 0.027g 6.18g 28%
Iron 0.39mg 2.53mg 27%
Magnesium 10mg 121mg 26%
Protein 1.4g 9.17g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.863mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.21mg 12%
Vitamin C 10mg 1.1mg 10%
Vitamin A 96µg 3µg 10%
Selenium 0.1µg 3.8µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.13mg 7%
Choline 2.8mg 40.5mg 7%
Calcium 13mg 70mg 6%
Potassium 259mg 410mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.167mg 4%
Folate 9µg 22µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 1.4mg 3%
Fructose 0.94g 0.04g 1%
Carbs 11.12g 13.86g 1%
Net carbs 9.12g 4.26g N/A
Sugar 9.24g 3.97g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 3.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.262mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more WaterWater +2353.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +555%
Contains more FatsFats +18353.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.6%
Contains more OtherOther +100%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23900.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27970.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Pecan
1
10% 88%
Starch: 0.46 g
Sucrose: 3.9 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.04 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +50.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +5825%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2250%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients
  2. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.